Kepu's Cunning

The day's rest allowed Gu Ding and his group to get back to their best condition.

Liliath, Elsa, and Dokter's Combat Strength has increased significantly in the past few days. In addition, Tagore, Bigge, and others have also been busy, drinking Beast Blood every day to strengthen their bodies. The overall strength of the Gu Ding Team is now several times greater than when they were on Dragon Dock Star.

Although Gu Ding hadn't spent much time cultivating these past few days, the flames within his body had regained their original intensity after absorbing the spiritual fruit, and had even slightly strengthened. He could use the Burning Heaven technique again. Moreover, the cooldown of his Absolute Seal ability had ended, and he could use it again, returning to his peak condition. As long as his opponent's strength was not above that of Mid-rank God, he had nothing to fear.

The Golden Eagle quickly departed Pandora Star and, after several space jumps, appeared above one of the three main target planets. The entire process took less than half an hour.

It was a planet that was entirely emerald green, Sea Emperor controlled the spaceship to slowly descend.

Through the window, everyone could clearly see that this planet was almost entirely dominated by plants.

After the spaceship landed, Sea Emperor immediately activated the scanning function. He was now able to detect god-level powerhouses. He also had a record of Pa Ma's aura, so a quick scan revealed whether she was on this planet.

After a moment, Sea Emperor gave his answer, "Pa Ma isn't on this planet, let's go."

"Let's move on to the next one." Gu Ding; he didn't expect to find it on the first planet anyway.

The Golden Eagle took off again, quickly leaving the atmosphere of the first planet and leaping into the air above the second target planet.

The spaceship landed again, Sea Emperor conducted another comprehensive scan, but still gave a negative answer. "It's not on this planet either."

Gu Ding nodded. "Next one!"

Previously, Gu Ding and Sea Emperor determined that there was a high probability of three planets, and they have already checked two of them. If nothing unexpected happens, Kepu and Pa Ma should be on the third planet.

The Golden Eagle flashed again, appearing above the third planet, and slowly descended once more.

Gu Ding's heart raced slightly as he patiently awaited the Sea Emperor's scan results.

A moment later, the Sea Emperor's voice came again, "It's not on this planet either. It seems our previous estimates were somewhat wrong."

Hearing the Sea Emperor say this, Gu Ding had some doubts. Could it be that this was not the Death Star Region? If so, Pa Ma would definitely become Virus Parasite, because one day would definitely not be enough for them to reach the second Death Star Region.

"Don't rush," Liliath said, coming over to comfort her. "Sea Emperor, didn't you say before that these three planets were the most suspicious, but there are a total of eleven planets that could be suspected? Maybe they are on the other eight planets as well."

"Okay, let's go check out the other eight planets," Sea Emperor said, once again controlling the spaceship to take off and jump towards the next planet.

More than half an hour passed, and there were still eight planets left. They had searched five of them, but all to no avail.

Gu Ding clenched his fists tighter and tighter. His brows furrowed. "There are only three left. If we lose all three, it means our initial deduction may have been wrong."

The spaceship slowly landed on the sixth planet. Sea Emperor activated the scanning function again, and after a while, Sea Emperor voice came again, "This planet is a bit special. There's an area with dual electromagnetic and divine shielding. Wait a moment, I'll break through and take a look."

A moment later, Sea Emperor projected an image onto the screen. It was a tall building. One of the rooms was enlarged by Sea Emperor, and then the camera flipped, revealing a room with the exact same layout as the one where Pa Ma and Kepu had appeared earlier, even down to the view outside the window. However, the room was now completely empty.

"I just broke in and scanned the area. I found that the view across from this building is exactly the same as what we saw in the video before. So, by calculating the altitude, I found the corresponding floor and the room they were in before, but there was no one in it. However, there was a Communication Crystal on the stool where Pa Ma was tied up before," Sea Emperor explained.

"Let's go take a look!" The spaceship took off again, hovering above the tall building. Gu Ding opened the hatch and jumped down, followed by Liliath and the others.

"Sea Emperor, which floor is it?" Gu Ding asked.

"The 302nd floor!"

Having received the Sea Emperor's reply, everyone quickly headed towards the 302nd floor.

Not long after, they found the right room.

The Gu Ding family kicked open the door.

The room was empty, exactly as Sea Emperor had found out earlier. Gu Ding and his group searched the room thoroughly. Looking at the decorations and the view from the window, everyone was certain that this was the room where Kepu had imprisoned Pa Ma.

The chair where Pa Ma was bound remained in its original position. However, the room was spotless; Sea Emperor scanned it and found no fingerprints or anything, and the bloodstains were cleaned up perfectly, leaving absolutely no clues.

Gu Ding then picked up the Communication Crystal. This type of Communication Crystal was actually a relic of an ancient civilization, capable of recording even the battles of gods without interference. Its use was simple: one only needed to channel their own energy into it.

Gu Ding inputted the divine source into it, and after a while, the Communication Crystal projected Kepu's punchable face.

"That's quite impressive. They actually reached the Infected Area within ten days and even found the planet where I was hiding." Kepu said this, but he was actually smiling happily.

"Where did you hide Pa Ma?" Seeing that face, Gu Ding was completely enraged.

"What's the rush? The game has only just begun," Kepu said smugly. "You probably already know I'm no longer on that planet. To find out where I am, kill the Mutant Three-Headed Dragon in the Mist Sea. Cut off the dragon's three heads, then contact me using this Communication Crystal. If you use the Communication Crystal but I don't see the dragon's three heads, I'll immediately turn your cute little senior sister into one of my kind."

"By the way, just a heads-up: that mutated Three-Headed Demon Dragon is Three-Star Mid-rank God. He hides in the deep sea year-round. To lure him to the surface, you'll need to kill his eighteen five -Five-Star Low-rank God Mutated Demon Beast. Although they're called five-star, they're actually around seven-star in Combat Strength, not much weaker than a one-star Mid-rank God. Of course, if you don't want to expend energy killing his eighteen minions, you can try diving 30,000 kilometers underwater and fighting the Three-Headed Demon Dragon directly there. I remember you have sealing abilities, so just seal him and kill him before the eighteen Five-Star Low-rank God appear."

"Your main purpose in making me fight that Three-Headed Demon Dragon is to deplete my sealing ability, right?" Gu Ding guessed why the other party wanted to do this, because without using his sealing ability, he could not possibly be a match for Three-Star Mid-rank God.

"Actually, that's not entirely true. I have a grudge against that Three-Headed Worm. You know I'm the kind of person who holds grudges. Getting rid of him through your hands is what I really want to do. And I also really want to see you two both suffer heavy losses," Kepu said casually.

"If I kill those Three-Headed Demon Dragons, will you tell me your location?" Gu Ding expressed his doubt.

"I've studied your sealing ability for a long time, and I'm pretty sure you can only use it once a period of time. Once you've used up your sealing ability, you're nothing but an ant to me. I've also thoroughly researched your strongest Combat Strength; it's barely at the level of One-Star Mid-rank God. That demonic dragon, although only Three-Star Mid-rank God, actually has Combat Strength above four stars, almost five stars. You can't win against an opponent of that level without using your sealing ability. So, once you kill that Three-Headed Demon Dragon, I don't need to play any other tricks; I'll definitely tell you my location truthfully." Kepu added, "I'm always a person of my word."

"You'd better not lie." Gu Ding's eyes were filled with rage.

"There's one more thing I need to remind you of. According to the standard time of the Fei Me Universe Country, ten hours have already passed on the tenth day. You have eighteen hours left. If you haven't appeared before me after eighteen hours... you should know very well what will happen. Your expression is so frightening, I won't repeat it, lest your eyes pop out. Well then, good luck." After saying that, Kepu immediately turned off the Communication Crystal.

"Damn it!" Gu Ding wanted nothing more than to smash the Communication Crystal, but he couldn't do that. Without the Communication Crystal, it would be difficult for him to contact that bastard Kepu again.

"Gu Ding, calm down!" Sea Emperor's voice came immediately. "Especially in times like these, we must not lose our composure."

"Gu Ding, the Sea Emperor is right. That guy is obviously provoking you on purpose so that he can take advantage of you," Liliath also comforted him.

"Don't panic, I have an idea." The Sea Emperor's words silenced everyone as they listened to what he had to say. "Ten days ago, after receiving that call from Kepu, I had Robert create a spatial portal to prevent any unforeseen events and allow everyone to escape in time. I reckon that although Kepu has left this planet, he shouldn't be too far away. So we can split into two groups. One group, Gu Ding, will go to the surface and kill the Mutated Demon Beast infected by the virus. The other group, Robert and I, will use the spatial portal to scout other nearby planets. If Robert and I can locate Kepu before Gu Ding and the Three-Headed Demon Dragon engage, Gu Ding's sealing ability can be preserved and used against Kepu."

"For now, this is the only way." Gu Ding nodded. Kepu knew his strongest Combat Strength, but he was only wary of his sealing ability, which meant that the guy was at least Mid-rank God Combat Strength. Without the sealing ability, his chances of winning were really slim. "Robert, you should also be careful. If the Sea Emperor discovers his presence, you should retreat immediately. He may already be Mid-rank God."

"Gu Ding, the map is now projected into your mind. Now, act on your own!" With that, the Sea Emperor automatically detached himself from Gu Ding's wrist, transforming into a metal chain that landed on Robert's wrist. (To be continued...)